restaurants chinatown has phobia one of the best the most unique neighborhood shopping areas of san francisco. >> chinatown is one of the oldest chinatown in the state we need to be able allergies the people and that's the reason chinatown is showing more of the people will the traditional thepg. >> north beach is i know one of the last little italian community. >> one of the last neighborhood that hadn't changed a whole lot and san francisco community so strong and the sense of partnership with businesses as well and i just love north beach community old school italian comfort and love that is what italians are all about we need people to come here and shop here so we can keep this going not only us but, of course, everything else in the community i think local businesses the small ones and coffee shops are unique in their own way that is the characteristic of the neighborhood i peace officer prefer it is local character you have to support them. >> really notice the port this community we really need to kind of really shop locally and support the communityly live in it is more economic for people to surv

months in jail >>> happening today, stores that sell cannabis products may be banned in san francisco's chinatown neighborhood. the board of supervisors is expected to vote on an ordinance to ban marijuana retailers from chinatown. california legalized recreational cannabis last year and people in chinatown have overwhelmingly opposed a dispensary being opened there. the people who are against the ban worry about a president -- about something that could be set for other neighborhoods. to decide whether to ban plastic straws in san francisco -- they could decide whether to ban plastic straws in san francisco. 1 million straws are used every day. it contributes to tons of plastic that ends up his litter on the ground and the ocean. advocates for the disabled and some restaurants say something needs to be done as far as an exception being made. >>> supervisors are expected to vote on speeding up the permit process for so-called granny flats. it's to help out with housing shortages in san francisco. this is called accessory dwelling units and there are proposals to loosen up construction rules to ma

. >>> it was busy day to be a dancing lion in san francisco's chinatown. the dance troupe began the day in a historic alley. that's where community leaders celebrated a pedestrian makeover complete with seating, planter boxes and new lighting. they say the improvements will benefit residents and tourists alike because of the alley's storied past. >> because this alley contains significant chinese american history right over here, and this building is 170 years this year in september. and this building is the last only building that's left on the 1906 earthquake. >> a short time later, the lion dancers made their way over the broadway and powell street for a ribbon cutting ceremony marking new treatment improvements at this busy intersection. >>> the bay area has lost a political icon. former east bay congressman and oakland mayor ron dellums has died after a battle with cancer. quote, ron had a storied career and changed the politics of the east bay forever. and house minority leader nance nance nancy pelosi released a statement, the world is a darker plac

. >> marijuana shops could soon be banned in san francisco's chinatown.sor aaron peskin represents the neighborhood. according to the examiner, he introduced the idea, saying he's respecting the wishes of people who live there. yesterday, the land use and transportation committee voted in favor of the ban, it now goes to the full board for a vote next week. >> now to the east bay for the first time the city of pittsburg has approved a commercial cannabis permit. and this means workers at this warehouse will begin manufacturing a wide array of cannabis based products this fall, including topical creams, ointments, and lotions. canyon laboratories won its commercial cannabis permit with a majority vote from the pittsburg city council. the city negotiated a sliding tax scale with canyon laboratories. and if canyon grosses $10 million, for example, the city will get half a million dollars. >> an effort is under way to use mosquitoes to fight mosquitoes. listen to this. crews in fresno releasing male mosquitoes carrying a back tear you that makes females infer

. >> marijuana shops could soon be banned in san francisco's chinatown.or aaron peskin represents that neighborhood, and he introduced the idea, saying he's respecting the wishes of the people who live there. yesterday, the land use and transportation committee voted in favor of the ban. it's now going to go to the full board for a vote next week. and in the east bay, for the first time, the city of pittsburg has approved a commercial cannabis permit. that means workers at this warehouse will begin manufacturing a wide array of cannabis-based products this fall. that includes topical creams, ointments and lotions. canyon laboratories won its commercial cannabis permit with the majority vote from the pittsburg city koirnl council. the city negotiated a sliding tax scale. if canyon grosses $10 million, for example, the city will get half a million bucks. now to your morning money report. amazon prime day is still going, but it got off to a rocky start. >> the site temporarily crashed yesterday just as the sale began, and some shoppers were met with these im

and advisors to several groups in san francisco chinatown. the my honor to be here today for two things. one, -- and i want to comment that all of you have supervisors have been doing outstanding jobs for a lot of years. and i hate to say that i'm sure that many in the audience here today recognizes the fact that our leader, the president of the board of supervisors, will be elevated out of the city to sacramento. and i hope that you will have a continued success. i'm here -- and another reason is for the minority small group local contractors. and i'm sure that you all members of the board understand how important that the local minority contractors is and has always been there to emphasiz emphasize... >> supervisor cohen: thank yo you. thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning, supervisors, i'm with the federation of filipino-americans. as a former executive director of a non-profit here in san francisco, i'm acutely aware of the struggles of small businesses and people of color in our city. and i'm here simply to ask you to please c

square miles of san francisco by supporting local services in the neighborhood we help san francisco remain unique successful and vibrant so we're will you shop & dine in the 49 chinatown has to be one the best unique shopping areas in san francisco that is color fulfill and safe each vegetation and seafood and find everything in chinatown the walk shop in chinatown welcome to jason dessert i'm the fifth generation of candy in san francisco still that serves 2000 district in the chinatown in the past it was the tradition and my family was the royal chef in the pot pals that's why we learned this stuff and moved from here to have dragon candy i want people to know that is art we will explain a walk and they can't walk in and out it is different techniques from stir frying to smoking to steaming and they do show of. >> beer a royalty for the age berry up to now not people know that especially the toughest they think this is - i really appreciate they love this art. >> from the cantonese to the hypomania and we have hot pots we have all of the cuisines of china in our chinatown you don't have to go far. >> small business is important to our neighborhood because if we real

i'm with the chinese culture center of san francisco in chinatown, also known as c.c.c. the c.c.c. is an active member of the a.p.i. council. as you know, 42% of a.p.i.'s live in poverty. chinatown is especially disadvantaged with most of our families living in single-family residence occupancies, s-r-o's. the art and culture connection for our community, our surveys show most of our families earn 40,000 or less annually. they have never been to the ballet or symphony, but do come to the c.c.c. to visit the innovative exhibitions and to enjoy world class performances at the chinatown festival and dance on waverly. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. thank you very much. next speaker. >> good morning. my name is talley wong on behalf of the asian pacific islander council of san francisco, we are asking that the board of supervisors put back the 18 expiring programs into the budget. these 18 expires programs come just under $1.5 million. these funded programs include needs around behavioral health, domestic violence, workforce development, youth services, tenant rights, neighborhood and

marijuana businesses could soon be banned in san francisco's chinatown... to police. investigators say 24 year old don stn d ncs he weather and traffic ... in just a moment. noon... here on k- p-i-x five. >>> good morning. we are tracking an accident on the dunbarton bridge, westbound direction in the center divide now. it's not blocking any lanes but you're in the red, and 101. 25237 you're instead red, 17 minutes between 880 and 101. san mateo bridge in the yellow, 22 minutes to foster city there. slowdowns along the 101 near sfo, so give yourself extra ig. ht ca h atflth boulevard off and onramp from southbound 101 still shut down. they may havju e reopone ened of k yo ve look outside, looks like ett lot of prthe this bay morning. some of you in the north bay may notice smoke. it's hazy off in the distance, and that's what we're noticing across places like mt. hamilton, a little smokey to the east. temperatures will be going down by the end of the week inland and foggy and cool over the water. this is a look from the roof here, still cool in san francisc

i'm with the chinese culture center of san francisco in chinatown, also known as c.c.c. th

i'm with the chinese culture center of san francisco in chinatown, also known as c.c.c. the c.c.c. is an active member of the a.p.i. council. as you know, 42% of a.p.i.'s live in poverty. chinatown is especially disadvantaged with most of our families living in

of i i his favorite district 5 e 3 is in the northwest surrounded by the san francisco bay the district is the boosting chinatownar embarcadero financial district fisherman's wharf exhibit no. north beach telegraph hill and part of union square. >> all of san francisco districts are remarkable i'm honored and delighted to represent really whereas with an the most intact district got chinatown, north beach fisherman's wharf russian hill and knob hill and the northwest waterfront some of the most wealthier and inning e impoverished people in san francisco obgyn siding it is ethically exists a bunch of tight-knit neighborhoods people know he each other by name a wonderful placed physically and socially to be all of the neighborhoods north beach and chinatown the i try to be out in the community as much as and i think, being a the cafe eating at the neighborhood lunch place people come up and talk to you, you never have time alone but really it is fun hi, i'm one the owners and is ceo of cafe trespassing in north beach many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are local

san francisco. there was an effort to move china after the fire because chinatown was a prime downtown location in san francisco, and as real estate increased in value, san francisco grew. it was clear it was a great location, but the chinese community, the business leaders had enough influence, that they were able to keep that from happening and were able to maintain their control, their ownership of chinatown, but the city, rebuilding after the earthquake, was very difficult for a lot of people, absolutely. and people lived in these earthquake cottages for many years. actually, there are a few remaining today, but part of preparing for the 1915 fair was actually ridding the area that would become the fair of some of those earthquake cottages, because there were still people down there living in these little cottages, and they were basically kicked out in order to build the fair, because the fair was built in a neighborhood that was partly preexisting, and all of that was destroyed for the fair. host: are there any remnants of either fair around today? prof. markwyn: yes. in san francisco, the palace

we are live in chinatown, san francisco. wilson walker, kpix 5 >>> other headlines, a san francisco pub closed today after catching fire. flames erupted around midnight at fiddler's green on columbus avenue and beech street. four people living above the pup were displaced, as well as five tourists staying at a nearby airbnb. >>> a fire raged out of control in antioch this afternoon at an apartment. this is the gentry court apartments and fire crews were on the roof trying to put out the flames. there were no reports of injuries or anyone trapped inside. >>> the petty cabdriver that was struck in a hit and run along san francisco's embarcadero last month, has died. the suspect is still on the loose. kpix 5 reporter, emily turner is live in san francisco where a memorial is growing. emily? >> reporter: normally this time of day you would see pedicabs lined up on the sidewalk behind me or writing up and down the bike lane. that simply is not the case because they are all at this memorial gathering their strength in telling one

san francisco. there is a swinging hanging from a tree at the top. it is as if you are swinging over the entire city. there are two unique aspects. it is considered the fourth chinatownn francisco. sixty% of the residents are of chinese ancestry. the second unique, and fun aspect about this area is it is the garden district. there is a lot of urban agriculture and it was where the city grew the majority of the flowers. not only for san francisco but for the region. and of course, it is the location in mclaren park which is the city's second biggest park after golden gate. many people don't know the neighborhood in the first place if they haven't been there. we call it the best neighborhood nobody has ever heard our. every neighborhood in district nine has a very special aspect. where we are right now is the mission district. the mission district is a very special part of our city. you smell the tacos at the [speaking spanish] and they have the best latin pastries. they have these shortbread cookies with caramel in the middle. and then you walk further down and you have sunrise cafÉ. it is a place that you come for the incredible food, but also to learn about what is